After Cincy loses 8 – 0 in the opener of a twinbill, the Reds’ Bill Phillips sets several records in game two as he gives up 19 runs and 22 hits at Philadelphia, losing, 19 – 1. He faces a record 55 batters, with 49 official at bats – both records for the 20th century. Phils pitcher Doc White has four hits, including an inside-the-park home run.

The Giants edge St. Louis, 3 – 2, when Sammy Strang singles home Piano Legs Hickman in the bottom of the 9th. Christy Mathewson allows six hits in beating Willie Sudhoff, though the Cards’ pitcher hits a two-run homer, his only major league round tripper.